Safety sewing-thimble.



Nl. CQ S. WILLSEY.

SAFETY SEWING THHVIBLE.

APPLwcYATloN H LED MAR. 11,1915.

Patented Ano. 1T, 1915.

srarne Parana@ @Wren- MINA G. SPARKS WIL'LSEY, OF TRENTON, MISSOURI.

SAFETY SEWING-THIMBLE.

To all wh-om it may concern Be it known that I, MINA C. SPARKS VVILLsnY,a citizen of the United States, residing at Trenton, in the county ofIGrundy and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful SafetySewing-Thimble; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to Ina-ke and use thesame. y

This'invention relates to thel art of apparel apparatus, andparticularly to an improved thimble adapted more especially forfacilitating the forcing of a needle through the fabric While sewing.

Therefore it is the aim to provide the usual conical form of thimblehaving its closed end concaved, and which concaved end is supplied witha multiplicity of indentures, to prevent the needle, while being forcedthrough an article of apparel, from slipping; and furthermore to providethe outer conical or tapering circumference with a series of annularribs. The surfaces of these ribs, which face toward the closed end ofthe thimble are not only coneaved, to

'prevent the needle from slipping off .the

rib, but are also provided with indentures, to prevent the needle fromslipping laterally.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitatealterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed. The inventioncomprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter setforth, shown in the drawings and claimed. In the drawings Figure l is aview in perspective on an enlarged scale of the thimble constructed inaccordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig.3 is a plan View. Fig. 4 is an Specification of Letters Patent. .IPalgmd Aug l?, 1915 Application filed March 11, 1915.

Serial No. 13.774.

enlarged detail view of a portion of the wall of the thimble. Fig. 5 isan enlarged perspective view of the thimble showing the indentures ofthe annular rib eliminated.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l designates theconventional form of thimble, preferably conical in shape having itsclosed end 2 concaved as shown, the outer surface of which eoncaved endis provided with a series of indentures 3. The outer circumference ofthe wall of the thimble is provided with a plurality of annular ribs 4,the portions 5 of which are concaved, as shown in sectional view of thedrawing` to prevent the needle from slipping off the annular rib. Theconcaved surfaces are supplied with indentures 6 to prevent the needlesfrom slipping annularly. The outer circumference of the thimble betweenthe annular rib is provided with indentures 7. In Fig. 5 the indentures6 are dispensed with. y

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulisz-- A sewing thimble comprising a. conical shell body having a closedconcaved end, said closed coucaved end and tlre outer circumference ofthe shell being provided with a multiplicity of indentures. the outercircumference of the shell being formed with a plurality of annularribs, the surfaces facing toward the closed ends being concavedannularly. the concaved surfaces of the ribs being constructed withindentures to prevent a needlefrom slipping annularly.

In testimony'wherecf I have signed my name to this spe'ciiication in thepresence of .two subscribing witnesses.

MINA C. Witnesses:

LiLLIn MARTIN, L. A. WARDEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

i Washington, D. C.

